tlarkin
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Excellent point tlarken. I especially loved "and your Power supply supplies power". All joking aside though, very good Post
LOL, I meant you don't want some POS powersupply pumping dirty or unbalanced power through your rig.
Ok I Am Going To Try Building My Own
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LOL, I meant you don't want some POS powersupply pumping dirty or unbalanced power through your rig.
Geoff
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Great post tlarken, although I must say that SLI/CF offer much more then 10% performance gain, in many games and benchmarks performance increases anywhere from 70-90%.
You are way wrong, lol. The 3870 X2 is better then the 8800 Ultra in almost all tests, and costs hundreds less.
tlarkin
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I was referring to the single 8800GT versus the single 8800GTS.
Can you post links where they actually show 80% in game performance increases? Parallel processing is really only good for data throughput not for distributing or multi threading instruction sets. So, I don't see how you can get an in game 80% increase of performance versus a single good video card.
Can you post links where they actually show 80% in game performance increases? Parallel processing is really only good for data throughput not for distributing or multi threading instruction sets. So, I don't see how you can get an in game 80% increase of performance versus a single good video card.
I'm sure the drivers are still immature. AMD released it pretty quickly. I've seen benchmarks that show, in some cases, it's better than the 8800 Ultra. Who knows?
Technically, it looks like a great card.
Geoff
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http://firingsquad.com/hardware/nvidia_geforce_8800_gt_performance/page5.asp
Thats just for FEAR, look at the other pages as well. 80% is a bit extreme, I guess I should have said around 50-80%.
Kornowski
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I'm sure the drivers are still immature. AMD released it pretty quickly. I've seen benchmarks that show, in some cases, it's better than the 8800 Ultra. Who knows?
Technically, it looks like a great card.
Ah, Nice! You going to corssfire them then?
Ah, Nice! You going to corssfire them then?
I dunno yet. The drivers for quad crossfire are supposed to be released in March, I think. I'd like to try one out, but I'll probably wait and see what nVidia has to offer this year.
tlarkin
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This kind of proves my point, it is only really increasing data through put, but not overall performance. Also, if I sat you in front of a game that was running at near 80 fps on one system and 150fps on another do you honestly think you would be able to tell the difference? Mind you the human eye only sees around 20 fps.
Kornowski
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Haha! That's amazing! Let me know if you do try it!
Then, of course, you'll have to send me your Ultra, because I'm so cool Did you sell your other Ultra, Mike?
computer stupid
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ok here it is
CPU: CORE 2 QUAD 2.4 GHz 1066 MHz
VIDEO: GEFORCE 8800 GT 600MHz 512MB
CASE: COSMOS 1000
POWER:650w NEOPOWER MODULAR DUAL GPU SUPPORT
MOTHERBOARD: 122-CK-NF67-T1 EVGA X16{1},X4{1},X1{3},PCI 2 1066MHZ
HARD DRIVE: WESTERN DIGITAL 150BG 10,000 RPM
MEMORY: CORSAIR 4GB DDR2 1066
oh with xp. so what do you think??
CPU: CORE 2 QUAD 2.4 GHz 1066 MHz
VIDEO: GEFORCE 8800 GT 600MHz 512MB
CASE: COSMOS 1000
POWER:650w NEOPOWER MODULAR DUAL GPU SUPPORT
MOTHERBOARD: 122-CK-NF67-T1 EVGA X16{1},X4{1},X1{3},PCI 2 1066MHZ
HARD DRIVE: WESTERN DIGITAL 150BG 10,000 RPM
MEMORY: CORSAIR 4GB DDR2 1066
oh with xp. so what do you think??
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I'd go with an additional hard drive for storage. I Like the Samsung 500GB.
The motherboard you selected is no good, IMO. The second PCI-E slot only runs at x4 speeds, as oppossed to x16. If you want an nVidia chipset, get the 680i. If you don't plan to run a SLi configuration, don't get an nVidia chipset. Are you familiar with SLi technology?
The Corsair 620W modular PSU is a better choice, IMO, but Antec make good PSUs as well.
computer stupid
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"Are you familiar with SLi technology?" No sir I am not.
It allows you to run two graphics cards. That's the only benefit with an nVidia motherboard. I'd go with the Gigabyte X38 motherboard. It will work best with your video card. The additional hard drive is necessary to backup all your data from the Raptor and for storing media, documents, etc. Install your OS, games and programs on the Raptor.
Yeah, he's gettin' a 24", I believe. I recommended the Dell. What do you think? I know Samsung and LG monitors are good as well. I little cheaper, too.
computer stupid
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My buddy works for samsung so I am waiting to see what employee discount is.
But If you guys have any other recommendations PLEASE SPEAK UP NOW. I have already ordered my parts but will reorder them if need be. So you guys that know what your doing PLEASE SPEAK UP NOW. Thanks, Troy
But If you guys have any other recommendations PLEASE SPEAK UP NOW. I have already ordered my parts but will reorder them if need be. So you guys that know what your doing PLEASE SPEAK UP NOW. Thanks, Troy